Canadian Artillery: McLean 37-mm light gun

McLean 37-mm light gun (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3395415). Canadians with a McLean 37-mm light gun in Northern Russia, c May 1919. (37 мм. автоматическая пушка Маклена). The 37 mm McClean Automatic Cannon Mk. III was a light artillery piece produced in the United States during the First World War for the … Read more

RN Fleet Air Arm Warplanes: Supermarine Walrus

Supermarine Walrus (IWM Photo, A15215) Supermarine Walrus being launched from HMS Bermuda, 1943. The Supermarine Walrus is a British single-engine amphibious biplane designed by Supermarine’s R. J. Mitchell. Primarily used as a maritime patrol aircraft, it was the first British squadron-service aircraft to incorporate an undercarriage that was fully retractable, crew accommodation that was enclosed, … Read more

RAF Warplanes: Supermarine Seagull

Supermarine Seagull (RAAF Photo) Supermarine Seagull V (Serial No. A2-4), RAAF, Williamtown, Australia, 1946. (The Land Photo) Supermarine Seagull Mk. V (Serial No. A2-4), Royal Air Force Museum London, Hendon. Ex Australian operated Supermarine Seagull, Reg. No. VH-ALB. The Seagull and the Supermarine Walrus I are to all intents and purposes the same aircraft; Walrus … Read more

York-Sunbury Historical Society and the Fredericton Region Museum Board of Directors

York Sunbury Historical Society, Board of Directors, 2026 (Author Photo) The Fredericton Region Museum was founded in 1932 by the York-Sunbury Historical Society. The Society was formed in 1932 and now has members from all over North America, however, most are from central New Brunswick. In 1959, the Museum found permanent headquarters in the Officers’ … Read more

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England English explorer John Smith named the region “New England” in 1616. The name was officially sanctioned on 3 Nov 1620. New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to … Read more

Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Northern Ireland

Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Northern Ireland Ulster Aviation Society It has a Heritage Collection based at Long Kesh, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, housing around 40 military and civil aircraft and rotorcraft along with vehicles and a large number of related items. Aircraft from the Second World War include: Fairchild F-24W-41A Argus HB612 … Read more

Canadian Aviation Museums, Master List (No Photos)

Canadian Aviation Museums, Master List British Columbia British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney https://silverhawkauthor.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=123533&action=edit Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley https://silverhawkauthor.com/canada/british-columbia/canadian-warplanes-1-british-columbia-canadian-museum-of-flight-langley/ Comox Air Force Museum, Lazo https://silverhawkauthor.com/canada/british-columbia/canadian-warplanes-1-british-columbia-cfb-comox-air-force-museum/ KF Centre for Excellence, Kelowna. Hawker Tempest Mk. II restoration https://silverhawkauthor.com/aviation/canadian-warplanes-5-hawker-tempest-mk-ii/ Alberta Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton https://silverhawkauthor.com/canada/alberta/canadian-warplanes-2-alberta-edmonton-alberta-aviation-museum/ AVRO Museum, Springbank https://avro-museum.weebly.com/ Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton https://silverhawkauthor.com/canada/alberta/canadian-warplanes-2-alberta-nanton-bomber-command-museum-of-canada/ Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame, Calgary https://cahf.ca/ Cold … Read more